Britain says a Brexit deal with the European Union might be impossible, with just over three weeks until its scheduled departure from the bloc.
Britain and the European Union traded ill-tempered barbs Tuesday as the U.K. said a Brexit deal might be impossible, with just over three weeks until its scheduled departure from the bloc.
In a statement to British media, Downing Street said Merkel had told Johnson that “a deal is overwhelmingly unlikely” unless the U.K. agreed to allow Northern Ireland to continue to follow EU customs rules in order to maintain an open border with EU member Ireland.That’s something the British government says it can’t accept. Downing Street said that “if this represents a new established position, then it means a deal is essentially impossible not just now but ever.
EU leaders have demanded more “realism” from Britain in response to a Brexit plan proposed by Johnson. The bloc says the proposals — which would require customs checks on some goods moving between Northern Ireland and Ireland — don’t fulfill the U.K.'s commitment to a frictionless Irish border. On Tuesday, Britain published more details of its plans for a scenario with no deal. The government says those plans will minimize any resulting economic shock.
Many in the EU — and in Britain — are skeptical that Britain will leave the bloc on Oct. 31 because the U.K. Parliament has passed a law compelling the government to ask the EU for a delay to Brexit if no deal is agreed upon by Oct. 19.
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